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"Have No Shelter": Chaos At Border Crossing As Afghan Migrants Leave Pakistan
Diapers litter the ground at an Afghan border crossing where thousands of Afghan families have waited for days after being forced to leave Pakistan, with frustration mounting as resources dwindle.
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China To Build Base For Tajikistan Near Afghan Border: Report
China will build a base for police in Tajikistan near the Afghan border, a Tajik official said Thursday, amid concerns from both countries about the Taliban's ability to keep a lid on extremist groups.
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Bomb Attacks Kill 3, Injure 2 In Northwest Pakistan:Officials
Two separate bomb attacks killed three people and wounded two others, including a senior Pakistani army officer, in a restive tribal region near the Afghan border, officials said today.
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John Kerry in Tajikistan for Talks on Afghan Border Threat
US Secretary of State John Kerry visited Tajikistan today to talk about security threats on its Afghan border, on the fourth leg of a five-nation tour of Central Asia.
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'Islamic State' Militants Say Attacked Pakistan: Afghan Border Post
Pakistan militants who have pledged allegiance to Islamic State said today they had attacked a paramilitary checkpoint along the Afghan border, in the first such assault claimed by a former faction of the Taliban in several months.
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Accused Taliban Declines to Testify as US Trial Winds to Close
The first Taliban fighter from the Afghan war to be tried in a US federal court declined to testify in his own defence on Thursday as the precedent-setting case wound towards a close.
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Accused Taliban Says US Helicopters Killed Insurgents 'Like Insects'
US helicopters gunned down Taliban fighters "like insects" during a failed 2009 attack in Afghanistan, an accused Taliban fighter said in a videotaped interview with the FBI shown during his trial on Wednesday.
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US Drone Strike Kills 4 Militants in Pakistan: Officials
A US drone strike killed at least four militants in Pakistan's restive tribal region near the Afghan border on Saturday, Pakistani security officials said.
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Two Soldiers, 15 Militants Killed in Pakistan Attack
Militants stormed a paramilitary checkpost in a restive Pakistani tribal region in an attack that left two soldiers and at least 15 rebels dead, officials said today.
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Fighters Kill Pakistani Soldiers Near Afghanistan Border
Militants killed a Pakistan army captain and two soldiers in a cross-border attack early Saturday in a tribal region near Afghanistan, as an airstrike killed 13 suspected extremist fighters, authorities said.
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Pakistani Air Strikes Kill 60 Militants: Officials
Pakistani warplanes and helicopters pounded militant hideouts near the Afghan border on Wednesday, killing 60 fighters, the army said.
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Pakistan Air Strikes Kill 32 Militants
Precision military air strikes on Wednesday killed at least 32 militants including key commanders in a restive Pakistani tribal region near the Afghan border, officials said.
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14 Militants Killed in Pakistan Gunfight, Bomb Blast
At least 12 militants died during a shootout between rival factions in a restive Pakistani tribal region near the Afghan border Tuesday, officials said, while two died in a separate attack.
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37 militants killed as Pakistan military jets strike insurgent bases
Pakistani military jets today pounded terrorists' positions along the Afghan border in the restive Khyber tribal region, killing at least 37 suspected militants and injuring 18 others.
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Suicide bomber kills 48 in Pakistan mosque
A suicide bomber struck worshippers during prayers on Friday at a mosque close to the Afghan border, killing 48 people in an attack one official said may have been aimed at anti-Taliban elders praying during the holy month of Ramadan.
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"Have No Shelter": Chaos At Border Crossing As Afghan Migrants Leave Pakistan
Diapers litter the ground at an Afghan border crossing where thousands of Afghan families have waited for days after being forced to leave Pakistan, with frustration mounting as resources dwindle.
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China To Build Base For Tajikistan Near Afghan Border: Report
China will build a base for police in Tajikistan near the Afghan border, a Tajik official said Thursday, amid concerns from both countries about the Taliban's ability to keep a lid on extremist groups.
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Bomb Attacks Kill 3, Injure 2 In Northwest Pakistan:Officials
Two separate bomb attacks killed three people and wounded two others, including a senior Pakistani army officer, in a restive tribal region near the Afghan border, officials said today.
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John Kerry in Tajikistan for Talks on Afghan Border Threat
US Secretary of State John Kerry visited Tajikistan today to talk about security threats on its Afghan border, on the fourth leg of a five-nation tour of Central Asia.
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'Islamic State' Militants Say Attacked Pakistan: Afghan Border Post
Pakistan militants who have pledged allegiance to Islamic State said today they had attacked a paramilitary checkpoint along the Afghan border, in the first such assault claimed by a former faction of the Taliban in several months.
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Accused Taliban Declines to Testify as US Trial Winds to Close
The first Taliban fighter from the Afghan war to be tried in a US federal court declined to testify in his own defence on Thursday as the precedent-setting case wound towards a close.
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Accused Taliban Says US Helicopters Killed Insurgents 'Like Insects'
US helicopters gunned down Taliban fighters "like insects" during a failed 2009 attack in Afghanistan, an accused Taliban fighter said in a videotaped interview with the FBI shown during his trial on Wednesday.
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US Drone Strike Kills 4 Militants in Pakistan: Officials
A US drone strike killed at least four militants in Pakistan's restive tribal region near the Afghan border on Saturday, Pakistani security officials said.
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Two Soldiers, 15 Militants Killed in Pakistan Attack
Militants stormed a paramilitary checkpost in a restive Pakistani tribal region in an attack that left two soldiers and at least 15 rebels dead, officials said today.
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Fighters Kill Pakistani Soldiers Near Afghanistan Border
Militants killed a Pakistan army captain and two soldiers in a cross-border attack early Saturday in a tribal region near Afghanistan, as an airstrike killed 13 suspected extremist fighters, authorities said.
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Pakistani Air Strikes Kill 60 Militants: Officials
Pakistani warplanes and helicopters pounded militant hideouts near the Afghan border on Wednesday, killing 60 fighters, the army said.
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Pakistan Air Strikes Kill 32 Militants
Precision military air strikes on Wednesday killed at least 32 militants including key commanders in a restive Pakistani tribal region near the Afghan border, officials said.
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14 Militants Killed in Pakistan Gunfight, Bomb Blast
At least 12 militants died during a shootout between rival factions in a restive Pakistani tribal region near the Afghan border Tuesday, officials said, while two died in a separate attack.
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37 militants killed as Pakistan military jets strike insurgent bases
Pakistani military jets today pounded terrorists' positions along the Afghan border in the restive Khyber tribal region, killing at least 37 suspected militants and injuring 18 others.
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Suicide bomber kills 48 in Pakistan mosque
A suicide bomber struck worshippers during prayers on Friday at a mosque close to the Afghan border, killing 48 people in an attack one official said may have been aimed at anti-Taliban elders praying during the holy month of Ramadan.
